New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on whether petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs) should be referred to a Constitution Bench. While Justice Dipankar Datta rejected the plea for reference to a larger Bench, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma held that the challenge raises a substantial question of constitutional interpretation that has not been settled by any earlier judgment and favoured reference to a Constitution Bench. In view of the difference of opinion, the two-judge Bench directed that the papers be placed before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant for considering the desirability of constituting a Constitution Bench of an appropriate strength to decide the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023.

New Delhi, May 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment in the long-pending Sabarimala reference matter after concluding extensive hearings on a batch of petitions raising significant constitutional questions relating to religious freedom, denominational rights and the scope of judicial review over matters of faith. A nine-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna, M.M. Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Aravind Kumar, Augustine George Masih, Prasanna B. Varale, R. Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi, reserved its verdict after hearing submissions from the Centre, intervenors, religious bodies, review petitioners and amici curiae.

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